Ironing press



jul 17, 1934.

W. M. EM ERY IRONING PRESS 5 Sheets+Sheet 1 Filed April 19, 1932 IN ENTOR.

July 17, 1934. w EMERY 1,967,083

IRONING PRESS Filed April 19, 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 July 17, 1934. wEMERY 1,967,083

IRONING PRESS Filed April 19, 1952 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 P05/T/0N A 7FO-SITIONB POSITIONS cg) 1N VEN TOR.

W. M. EMERY IRONING PRESS July 17, 1934.

5 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed April 19, 1932 INVENTOR.

July 17, 1934. w. M. EMERY 1,967,083

IRONING PRESS Filed April 19. 1932 s Sheets-Shet 5 INVENTOR Q ET EPatented July 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 22 Claims.

My invention relates to ironing presses for fabrics, more particularlyto presses wherein the pressing elements are positioned one above theother.

Objects of my invention may be stated generally as; to reduce the laborof operation, to facilitate the handling of large pieces, to produce africtional movement between the elements when desired by the operatorand to produce a machine which may be constructed for either manual ormotor operation without interfering with the standardization of theparts. More specifically stated some of the objects of my invention are,first, to provide a manually operated machine in which during one partof the stroke sufficient force is stored to move the elements throughthe remainder of the movement. Secondly, to provide a manually operatedmachine in which part of the movement is operable only under gravityandpossessing-holding means with simple release for the control of theinitiation of the gravity movement. Thirdly, to provide a machine inwhich one of the pressing members may have the following movement, (1)raising, substantially vertically, (2) backward, on a slight inclineunder gravity, (3) forward, on a slight incline under gravity and (4)downward substantially vertically and to accomplish this movementwithout a long horizontal track extending beyond the pressing elements.Fourthly, to provide friction reducing means to permit fabrics to slidemore easily over the fabric covered buck. Fifthly, to provide a movementof the buck against the head which may be accomplished simultaneouslywith the application of additional pressure or a reduction of pressureor without effecting pressure according to the position of the parts andthe extent of the movement. Sixthly, to provide means to slightlyseparate the elements without a general movement of one of the elementsto per mit the drawing of various portions of a large garment intoposition to be ironed.

Other objects will be obvious from the description of the mechanismwhich follows. The structure recited is subject to numerous variationswithout deviating from the basic principle of the invention, only a fewmodifications of which are shown here.

Figure 1 is a front view of a manually operated press. The sidesupporting mechanism on the right side of the view is shown in sectionbeing out on line I-I of Fig. 2.

The pressing head is shown in the pressing position hereinafter calledposition A.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the supporting mechanism viewed from the leftside with the sides of the table or base removed and shown in thepressing position herein designated as position A. This mechanism isduplicated on the opposite side of my press.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2 but shown with the pressing head andits supporting mechanism at the top of its vertical lift which ishereinafter designated as position B.

Fig. 4 is a similar view as Fig. 2 but shown with the pressing head andits supporting mechanism at the end of its rearward movement which ishereinafter designated as position C.

Fig. 5 is a similar view to Fig. 4 but shown with the pressing head andits supporting mechanism 70 at the beginning of the forward movementwhich is herein designated as position D.

The difference between positions C and D is that in position D (Fig. 5)the track is tipped slightly forward from position C'and the shoe is 7correspondingly higher.

In Fig. 5 in dotted lines is shown the course of the shoe in movingthrough these four positions.

Fig. 6 is a side view of a manual actuating mechanism shown in positionA, viewed from the 0 same position as Figs. 2, 3, 4 and E.

Fig. 7 is a similar view to Fig. 6 shown in position B.

Fig. 8 is a similar view to Fig. 6 shown in positions C and D.

Fig. 9 is a side view of a clutch and actuating mechanism which issuitable for a power drive. It is shown in position B--plus which is aposition a little beyond position B and in which the clutch has justdisengaged and before the movement towards position C has been initiatedby gravity.

Fig. 10 is a section cut at line XX Fig.9.

Fig. 11 is a side detail of a portion of the cam track to showparticularly the pawl latching means to tip the track. It is a view ofthese parts as situated on the left side of Fig. 1 viewed from lineXI-XI.

Fig. 12 is an end view of the buck supporting and actuating means withthe ends of the support removed.

Fig. 13 is a front view of a motor operated press similar to the pressshown in Fig. 1. The fact that most of the parts are identical isemphasized by the use of similar numbering.

-I shall describe the press first as if manually operated, as shown inFig. 1. The press is mounted on a table or base 12 consisting of a topand two sides mounted on legs (not shown) A flat padded pressing member13 called a buck supported at 110 times by a support 14 is connected tothe base of table 12.

Referring now more particularly to Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 a cooperatingmetallic pressing member 15 hereinafter called the pressing head ispivotally suspended at 16 at the center of its two ends in stableequilibrium from a support arm 17. This support arm is itself supportedby a movable pivot 18 in a radius arm 19 which is fixed to shaft 20which is journaled in the side ends of base 12 (see Fig. 1).

In order to determine the movement of shoe 15 when shaft 20 is turned, aroller 23 is fixed as to support arm 1'7 and is operable in a track orcam 22. This track is mounted for a limited pivotal movement by pin 24which is fixed relative to base 12.

In Fig. 11 is shown the forward portion of this cam track 22 the roller23 which is fixed to support arm 17 and a pawl catch 25 pivotallymounted in 22 which due partly to gravity normally engages a notch 26 insupport arm.

The angles of notch 26 and the corresponding surface of the pawl catch25 are such that pressure between them tends to disengage them byturning pawl catch 25 clockwise as shown in these views.

obstructing this movement is plunger 2'7 any movement of which isresisted by spring 28, which is too stiff to permit movement thereof bysaid disengaging forces. Plunger 2'7 and spring 28 are held in mounting29 which is fixed as to base 12. As shaft 20 is turned clockwise,support arm 1'7 is raised by the radius arm 19 and pawl catch 25functions to cause the cam track 22 to rise with support arm 17 untilsurface 30 of pawl catch 25 rises above the top surface of plunger 27 atwhich time the disengaging forces at notch 26 no longer being resistedby plunger 2'7 cause pawl catch 25 to completely disengage notch 26 andsimultaneously to engage the top of plunger 27 in such a way as toprevent cam track 22 from dropping back. A spring 31 resists the raisingof cam track 22 and later causes catch 25 to bear on the top of plunger2'7.

Ann is integral with pawl catch 25 and extends upward from it. When theparts are in the positions just described a clockwise turning movementof arm 45 will disengage pawl catch 25 from plunger 27 and the cam trackwill drop to its original position due to the action of spring 31. Thesimultaneous disengagement of pawl catches 25 left and right as shown inFigs. 1 and 13 is accomplished by the backward movement of handle 46which turns rod 4'7 which has fixed to it fingers right and left 48which contact with arms 45 of catches 25.

In Figs. 6, '7 and 8 is shown mechanism for manually revolving shaft 20to actuate the previously described mechanism. Fixed to said shaft is anactuating lever and cam 33, said cam consisting of, a straight portion34 which functions at one time to lift the head and at another timeproduce final pressure, and an arcuate portion 35 the center of whichlatter is the center of shaft 20 to permit free movement of lever 33when the head moves horizontally under gravity.

Operating in this actuating cam 33 is a roller 36 mounted in a radiusarm 37 which is pivotally attached to base 12 by mounting 38. Attachedto radius arm 37 is operating lever 39. See Fig. 8.

Starting with the ironer in position A, that is with roller 36 in theextreme position of the straight portion 34 of the actuating cam 33 asshown in Fig. 6 and with the shoe and supporting mechanism as shown inFig. 2 the hand lever 39 is depressed by the operator moving the roller36 towards the other end of the straight portion 34 of the actuating camas shown in Fig. '7. This turns shaft 20 which turns radius arm 19 whichlifts support arm 17 and because pawl catch 25 is engaging support arm1'7 (see Fig. 11) cam track 22 is tipped slightly clockwise on pivot 24(said tipping being resisted by spring 31) until pawl catch 25disengages itself from support arm 17 and engages plunger 2'7 whichlatter as shown in Fig. 3 holds the cam track 22 in the tipped position.Supporting arm 1'7 continues to rise and roller 23 follows thesubstantially vertical portion of the cam track 22.

When the roller has come to the end of this vertical movement it is inposition B (see Fig. 3) however as shown in Fig. '7, roller 36 is notquite at the endof the stroke in position B.

The completion of said' stroke brings roller 36 in a position to idle inthe arcuate portion 35 of the actuating cam 33. This brings themechanism into a position I herein designate as Bplus in which roller 23has been lifted out of the vertical portion of cam track 22 and startedon its backward movement.

At this point on account of the predetermined curve and the inclinationof the cam track 22 the shoe continues its backward movement undergravity until the mechanism comes into the position C as shown in Figs.4 and 8.

A backwardmovement of control 46 by the operator as previously explainedsimultaneously frees the cam tracks right and left to tip forward againunder the-action of spring 31 raising the shoe to position D shown inFigure 5. This involves no movement in the mechanism shown in Fig. 8.

The forward tipping or inclining of the cam track now causes the shoe tocome forward under gravity towards position A. In Fig. 8 the actuatinglever and cam 33 turn until roller 36 is about to move into the straightportion 34. Up to this point the handle 39 does not move but with acontinuation of the backward turning of the actuating lever and cam 33the roller 36 moves into the straight portion 34 of the cam and thehandle 39 rises until the head and buck are together.

In order to apply final pressure the operator makes any final movementof handle 39 as may be necessary to resume the pressing position ofposition A. It is the applicant's expectation that the uncounterbalancedweight of the shoe will be sufiicient for much of the ironing.

Referring to Fig. 11 on the downward movement, support arm 1'7 strikesthe point of pawl catch 25 but this pawl catch is pushed out of the waymoving plunger 2'7 compressing spring 28 thus permitting support arm 17to pass pawl catch 25. The catch then swings back to engage notch 26 ofsupport arm.

In the case of the motorized press the mechanism shown in Figs. 9 and 10is substituted for that shown in Figs. 6, '7 and 8.

In Figs. 9 and 10 is shown disc 50 in which is formed a circularactuating cam 51. This disc is mounted eccentrically at 52 so that as itrevolves it actuates roller 53 which is mounted in radius arm lever 54fixed to shaft 20. As shown in full lines radius arm lever 54 is inposition B plus. In this position it is free to move when the head isactuated by gravity to the position shown in broken lines which isposition C or D and back again to the position shown in full lines.

Position A of radius arm lever 54 resulting from the turning of disc 51is shown in part in broken lines in Fig. 9.

Clutch means for revolving disc 50 include a pinion 6O driven constantlyby the motor 5'7 and a gear 61 meshing with pinion 60. Integral withgear 61 is a ratchet 62. Held in normal engagement with ratchet 62 byspring 63 is a pawl 64 with arms 65 and 66. This pawl 64, 65 and 66 ispivotally attached to disc 50 to normally drive it clockwise. One end ofspring 63 is attached to disc 50 and the other end is attached to pawl64.

An obstacle 67 is normally in a position to obstruct either arm 65 or 66as shown in Fig. 9. When this occurs pawl 64 is disengaged from theratchet wheel 62.

By proper positioning of arms 65 and 66 and obstacle 67 it is obviousthat the disc may be normally brought to rest at predeterminedpositions. Such positions should be, when the shoe is raised, past thehigh point and when at the pressure position, a little beyond the lowpoint to give steadiness to the clutch by causing arms 65 and 66 to bearon obstacle. 6'7 when clutch is disengaged. In order to avoidchattering, drag means is placed between the constantly revolving gear61 and the disc 50. This is illustrated in Fig. 9 by drag plunger 68pressed against gea 61 by spring 69.

In operation, starting at position A at which time obstacle 67 isengaging pawl-arm 66 the obstacle is withdrawn by a manual movement of67 (see Fig. 1). Ann 66 slips past said obstacle 67 and as soon as theoperator releases it the obstacle arm 67 again assumes an obstructingposition under gravity. Disc 50 revolves clockwise until radius armlever 54 assumes the position B+ which is the position as shown in Fig.9 at which time pawl arm 65 is obstructed by obstacle 6'7 andaccordingly the clutch is disengaged. The shoe now moves free undergravity to position C and radius arm lever 54 is free to move to theposition shown in broken lines in Fig. 9.

When the operator as previously explained moves control 46 permittingthe cam track 22 to tip forward the shoe comes forward again undergravity and eccentric arm 54 resumes the full line position shown inFig. 9.

The operator now removes obstacle 6'? by the handle integral therewithand the disc 50 again revolves applying pressure between the elementsuntil position A is assumed and obstacle 67 obstructs pawl arm 66 oncemore.

It is also practical to have the mechanism in its forward movement undergravity trip the obstacle 67 automatically causing the engagement of theclutch.

This construction is detailed in my application #581,540 December 17,1931.

Also it is practical to provide locking means to prevent the manualmovement of the obstacle 6'7 when the gravity control 46 should beoperated.

It is however noteworthy that if with a crank and connecting arm it wereattempted to motorize the manual movement shown in Figs. 6, 7 and 8 andthe motor power was accidentally applied while in position C or D themechanism would stall or break while the mechanism shown in Figs. 9 and10 should the motor power be applied at such time no harm would occurand further the shoe would not descend to the buck until cam track 22was tipped forward by the operator so that my construction furnishes anovel safety feature in that the mechanism is not repeating, that is,should the clutch fail to disengage in position B and its cyclecontinue, the head 15 would not descend upon the buck with possibledanger to the operator.

Tests on a crude wood model show in the manual type that effort isapplied only during a small part of the movement in other words theupward lift represents a movement of about 23 degrees of shaft 20 andthe gravity movement represents about 65 degrees each way.

During about the first 13 degrees of the upward movement forces arestored in spring 31 to actuate the forward movement of the head 15 undergravity and during the next 8 degrees forces are stored by virtue of thefurther lifting of the mass of the head 15 to actuate the rearwardmovement of the head.

During this initial 13 degree period the actuating leverage begins atdead center and functions under the most favorable mechanical advantage.

In other manually operated presses on the market four manual movementsare necessary for their cycle. (1) relieve the pressure by raising thehead or by lowering the buck (2) move the head away from the buck (3)move the head to the buck (4) apply the pressure between the head andthe buck. One of the principal features of this invention is that two ofthese movements are made automatically and are not under the control ofthe manual lever. The second movement as outlined above followsautomatically from the first, and the third and the majority of thefourth follow automatically from the operation of the latch control (45)that might well be a push button control because its operation ispractically effortless.

In Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the rear side of the buck there is shown aroller '71 mounted for rotation in supporting brackets 72. The top ofthe roller is slightly above the top of the buck.

The modern domestic ironing press performs satisfactorily in comparisonwith the revolving roll mangle type on small fancy pieces, but whenironing large flat pieces the operation not being continuous as with themangle, the working of the press becomes very monotonous and tiresome tothe operator. To facilitate the handling of these pieces I have addedthe friction reducing roller just described. The material yet to beironed may be thrown to the rear of the machine and as one section ofthe fabric is fully ironed the pressing elements may be released and theoperator by pulling on the fabric may bring another section of thefabric into position to be ironed. The roller 71 especially because itextends slightly above the buck is of great value in facilitating thismovement by eliminating the friction between the wet fabric and thecloth surfaced buck.

In Figs. 1 and 12 is shown a simple arrangement to accomplish a numberof necessary movements, (1) to produce a friction between the pressingelements at the same time produce additional pressure (2) or at the sametime to reduce the pressure (3) or to produce said friction practicallywithout change of pressure. (4) By using it to lower the buck, thepressing elements may be separated sufiiciently to draw the averagefabricbetween the elements as explained in the preceding paragraph. (5)The buck. may be raised and lowered sufficiently to compensate forgarments of various thicknesses.

The novel buck supporting and actuating means which is part of thisinvention as shown in Figs. 1 and 12 consists of a support 14 upon whichthe buck rests when it is in its low position. Two pairs of arms 81 and82 of equal length are journaledon shafts 83, 84, 85 and 86, the firsttwo shafts being fixed to the buck and the other two being fixed to thetable or base 12.

, when lever 87 is raised or lowered by the operator the buck 13 will bemoved either rearward or forward against. the face of the presser head15. If the movement occurs from the position shown in Fig. 12 in fulllines to those shown in dotted lines then pressure will be increasedduring the frictional movement. If the movement is from the dotted lineposition to the full line position then the pressure will be reducedduring the frictional movement. If the movement is a short one startingat the dotted position or is back and forth slightly over the verticaldead center then the movement is practically horizontal with only aslight up and down movement. It is also obvious that the position of thebuck may be raised or lowered sufficiently to accomplish the fourth andfifth movements previously described.

It has been noted that the pressing head 15 is pivotally supported at 16in stable equilibrium. The purpose is two fold, first, to conserve theheat of the shoe by keeping its major surfaces, particularly the ironingface, horizontal thus reducing the convection of heat from thesesurfaces; second that the pressing head while per-- forming itslongitudinal movement may skim over the buck clearing it only by enoughnot to muss the clothes. ,On account of this it tends to push out of theway the operators hands or gives warnit eliminates thealligator-jaw-like movement common in the art.

The terms horizontal or substantially horizontal are used in thesespecifications andclaims in the broadest sense and should not be limitedto a concept equivalent to level. It refers to a movement of a partincident to a movement of the center of gravity of associated partsalong an inclined path. The movement herein referred to as substantiallyhorizontal or horizontal may be rectilinear and truly horizontal, butmore likely the movement is arcuate and at an angle to the truehorizontal.

In the claims the term configurative potential energy is used and refersto the energy resident in resilient bodies which are temporarilydistorted evidenced by forces tending to cause said bodies to resumetheir normal configuration or shape, such as spring 31 in positions Band C.

Also the term positional energy is used. When a body possessing weightis raised or lifted against gravity, positional potential energy is saidto be stored in that body and is evidenced by the forces of gravitywhich tend to return the body to its original position and the workwhich is done by that body when it resumes its original position, suchas when the presser head is raised into position D sufficient positionalpotential energy is stored therein to move it under gravity to positionA.

The presser head is raised from position C to position D by theconversion of the configurative potential energy resident in spring 31into positional potential energy made resident in the mass of the partsso raised.

I claim:

1. In a pressing machine for fabrics, a buck and a pressing headdisposed when cooperating one above the other, means to move the headsubstantially horizontally towards the buck, means to store forces toeffectuate said movement and holding means normally preventing saidforces from being operative.

2. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, a gravitycam or track in which one of said elements is mounted for movementtowards and away from the other, means to tip said cam or track to electthe direction of the movement of the element under gravity, means tostore energy suflicient, when tipping said cam or track to effectmovement in one direction, to return said cam or track to its originalposition.

3. In a pressing machine two pressing elements one of which-is mountedfor vertical and substantially horizontal movement, a cam or track oneportion of which determines said vertical movement and another portionof which determines said substantially horizontal movement, a fixedpivotal mounting for said cam or track and means to slightly turn saidcam or track on said fixed pivotal mounting to vary the inclination ofsaid cam or track.

4. In an ironing machine for fabrics, pressing elements one of which ismounted for movement relative to the other, a support arm for saidmovable element, a radius arm pivotally connected to said support arm, acam or guide track operably connected with the support arm to controlthe course of the movement of the movable element and means to vary theinclination of said track to determine the direction of said movement.

5. In an ironing machine, cooperating pressing elements mounted forrelative movement, actuating means operably connected to cause aninitial separation of said elements, means to further separate saidelements under gravity and means to return said elements to theircooperating relationship under gravity, independently of furtheractuation by the first mentioned means.

6. Inan ironing machine, two pressing elements one mounted for shortmovement from the other and mounted for a longer substantiallyhorizontal and rectilinear movement one away from and towards the other,means to produce forces to effect the latter movement while actuatingthe first movement.

7. In an ironing machine, two pressing elements operative means toeifectuate relative movements between said elements, said movementsconsisting of a relatively slow short movement of long leverage of oneelement relative to the other and a longer and more accelerated movementof one element relative to the other and means to store energy duringthe first mentioned movement to actuate the second.

8. In a pressing machine including a pressing head and a buck eachmounted for movement; supporting means for the head including a supportarm pivotally connected to a radius arm and a cam or track also operablyconnected with said support arm to control the movement of the head;supporting means for the buck including a pair of radius arms of equalcenter distances operating in parallel; and means to actuate thesupporting means for the head and for the buck.

9. In a press pressing elements including a buck and a head mounted formovement one towards the other, a cam or track to at least in partdetermine the course of said movement, means to mount said cam or trackfor tipping, means to store energy to tip said track to effect saidmove-' ment under gravity and control means to allow or prevent thetipping of said cam or track.

10. In a pressing machine for fabrics, cooperable pressing elementsincluding a buck and a pressing head mounted for relative movement anddisposed when cooperating one above the other, means to move one of saidelements away from the other under gravity, means to store energy tomove one of said elements towards the other and latching means tonormally prevent the one of said elements from moving towards the otherunder forces due to said means to store energy.

11. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements relative to the other, means to storeconfigurative potential energy in the moving means upon separating saidelements and to convert said stored energy into positional potentialenergy in the movable element, and control means to efiect saidconversion so as to enable said movable pressing element to move underthe force of gravity into pressing coaction with the other.

12. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements relative to the other, means to storeconfigurative potential energy in the moving means, and later to convertsaid stored energy into positional potential energy in the movabfeelement and control means to effect said conversion so as to enable saidmovable pressing element to move under the force of gravitysubstantially horizontally towards the other element.

13. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements relative to the other, a metallicspring to store configurative potential energy later to be convertedinto positional potential energy in the movable element, and controlmeans to effect said conversion so as to enable said movable pressingelement to move under gravity towards the other element.

14. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements towards and away from the other, partof said movement being substantially vertical and part of said movementbeing substantially horizontal, means to store configurative potentialenergy in the moving means during the vertical movement, means toactuate said moving means, means to convert said stored energy intopositional potential energy in the movable element independently of anymovement of said means to actuate the moving means, and control means toeifect said conversion so as to move the pressing element under theforce of gravity towards the other element.

15. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements towards and away from the other, partof this movement being substantially vertical and part substantiallyhorizontal, a metallic spring in the moving means to store configurativepo tential energy during the said vertical movement, means to actuatesaid moving means, means to convert said stored energy into positionalpotential energy in the moving element independently of any movement ofsaid means to actuate the moving means, and control means to effect saidconversion so as to move the movable element substantially horizontallyunder the forces of gravity.

16. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means forbodily moving one of said elements towards and away from the other, partof this movement being substantially vertical and part substantiallyhorizontal, means to store configurative potential energy in the movingmeans, motor means to actuate said moving means, means to convert saidstored-energy into positional potential energy in the moving element andcontrol means to effect said conversion so as to move the movableelement substantially horizontally under forces of gravity.

17. In a press, a buck and a pressing head, means to mount the head formovement towards and away from the buck and to apply pressuretherebetween, and means to actuate said means, including two pivotallymounted actuating members and means operably joining them, one of saidmembers being a radius arm and the other member being a cam shaped toinclude a substantially arcuate portion having an arcuate centercoinciding substantially with the pivotal center about which the camturns and another portion connected with but at an angle to the firstdescribed portion of the cam member, the last mentioned means beingassociated with the last described portion of said cam when the head isclose to the buck and with the substantially arcuate portion when thehead is more widely separated from the buck.

18. In a pressing machine for fabrics, a buck and a pressing head, meansto move the head from a position away from the buck transversely acrossand above the buck to a position over the buck, mechanical means tostore forces to efiectuate said movement and means to release saidstored forces to initiate said movement.

19. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, onemounted for a short vertical movement towards and away from the otherand for a longer movement, at an angle to the first movement, towardsand away from the other, and means to produce forces to effect thelatter movement while actuating the former.

20. In a pressing machine, two pressing elements, operative means toefiectuate relative movements between said elements, said movementsincluding a relatively slow short movement of long leverage of oneelement relative to the other, and a longer and more acceleratedmovement of one element towards the other and means to store energyduring the first mentioned movement to eifect the second.

21. In an ironing machine for fabrics, pressing elements one of which ismounted for movementrelative to the other, a support arm for saidmovable element, a radius arm pivotally connected to said support arm, acurved guide track operably connected with the support arm to controlthe course of the movement of the movable element and means to vary theangle said track thereby changing the course of the said movement of themovable element.

22. In a pressing machine for fabrics, two pressing elements, means tomount one of said elements for a movement widely separating theelements, and a movement returning them to a contacting position andforcing them together, means to store sufficient forces while theelements are moving and near each other to initiate and effect at leastthe said returning movement of the movable element from a widelyseparated position to a position near to the other element, and means toapply said forces to effectuate said result.

WILLIAM M. EMERY.

